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Meanings of blizzard in English

Russian
метель
Portuguese
nevão
Spanish
nevazón
Catalan
blizzard
Wikidata

Type of snowstorm.

          Related terms
          метель
          Portuguese
          tempestade de neve
          Catalan
          rufaga

          A storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds.

                tempestade de neve
                Spanish
                ventisca

                Donnie gill.

                      ventisca

                      A series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences.

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                            Usage of blizzard in English
                            1
                            The storm is predicted to bring blizzard conditions to New York City.
                            BBC
                            2
                            Meanwhile much of north-east China suffered travel disruption owing to blizzard conditions.
                            The Guardian
                            3
                            She and the driver of the sleigh went down in the blizzard.
                            The Money Master, Volume 5.
                            4
                            Weather concerned her until Whinney brought her home through a blinding blizzard.
                            The Valley of Horses
                            5
                            The blizzard-like conditions had even managed to close roads and mountain passes.
                            The South African
                            6
                            No doubt the blizzard had tied up traffic all over the city.
                            Native son
                            7
                            There was a blizzard followed by a week of numbing subzero weather.
                            Pet Sematary
                            8
                            This tree was destroyed in a blizzard during the winter of 1896.
                            Wanderings in Wessex / An Exploration of the Southern Realm from...
                            9
                            They would have to camp in the woods-anda blizzard was coming.
                            The Innocents: A Story for Lovers
                            10
                            Red Rock Road bore evidence of the sudden fury of the blizzard.
                            A nose for justice
                            11
                            Springfield officials called it the heaviest snowfall since the blizzard of 1978.
                            Reuters
                            12
                            All highways in the Oklahoma panhandle were closed because of blizzard conditions.
                            Reuters
                            13
                            On March 8 the blizzard died away and a good day followed.
                            The Home of the Blizzard / Being the Story of the Australasian A...
                            14
                            A woodpile across the end of the room-enoughto outlast any blizzard.
                            The Drama of the Forests: Romance and Adventure
                            15
                            She tried to remember how long people could live in a blizzard.
                            The Highgrader
                            16
                            This is a blizzard jacket I used to wear in the snow.
                            The Guardian
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                            Translations for blizzard
                            Blizzard through the time
                            Blizzard across language varieties
                            Ireland
                            Common
                            United States of America
                            Common
                            United Kingdom
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